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Hi folks,

there are some abilities I rarely see used or use (because I don't find them that usefull, and apparently most of my enemies too), maybe you could tell what you think about them and what their best use is in your opinion (and maybe answer some of the questions below).

1. Artillery Officer: the smoke barrage is cool, but I'm not sure about the rest... how does the 20mun ability affect units excatly (stats)?
2. Heavy Strafing Run (AT): the few times I used it, its damage was not that good and I had the impression that it need LoS to be effective. true?!
3. Hull down: massive strategic impact, as you're vulnerable to arty and usually want you tanks to move, but is the bonus worth it? (what is it anyway?!)
4. Command tank: how does it affect the units in its sector?
5. Relief infantry
6. Trenches: what is the exact bonus for units?
7. Arty: when playing OH I never find myself saving the 600mp for this one...
8. Smoke Bombs: Ok their use is quite obviously for blocking LoS, but do you find it useful?
9. The grens in the SdKfz from Mech Supp

It does what it was designated as; SturmGeschütz, which is assault gun.

But unlike the inital versions, StuG III G was a tank destroyer, so he is right.

From the recent patch notes:

"AOE Profiles

Very similar to the changes made to grenade AOE profiles. Long and mid-range AOE no longer has a chance to miss its target, the weapon profile damage has been averaged out to compensate. Slight adjustments to AOE radius or distance values were made on a number of vehicles to better align them with their intended performance."

Does this mean even more/less one shot wipes or does this probably have no effect?

It's just that playing CoH2 is often so frustrating. I played a CoH a lot, and a after a lost battle you just thought "well, I should have meda this or that better". I'm playing the Wargame series very frequently, and even a game that is beeing lost can just be sooo much fun. Defending against an enemy assault with inferior numbers in Total Destruction or launching a desperate attack to turn the tides that is crushed by a counter offensive is still very enjoyable, while after losing a game of CoH2 it often (not always) just fells like it was the game that beat you with all the heavy RNG... (side note: I am not against RNG, but the effects in CoH2 are just stupid... one of the many exapmles is ram: against a Tiger it's a coinflip if you waste a tank or effectivly destroy a heavy tank by disabling gun & engine... these coinflips should not affect the game in the way & extent they do)
Maybe the best is to let CoH2 rest for a few months and see if it turns out well...

I don't see why the frontal Gren attack on a Maxim + Rifel Nade is worse than Ooorah right into the face of an MG42 + Molo.

You can prevent both by supporting your MG (scout for it) so it pins earlier.